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Nov. 20, 192&

' A. C. HUBER HAT Filed Oct. 1, 1927 /7- C- //u ak Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES ALBERT CONRAD HUBER, OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

HAT.

Application filed October 1,

This invention refers to a method for manuacturing hat frames. This method comprises .ne cutting out of sheet metal of a brim having two rings, transversal arms between these rings and connecting members projecting from the inner ring, the cutting out of sheet metal of a ring forming the crown and also having connecting meml ers, the bending of the first cited connecting members upwards and the last cited connecting members downwards, the bending of all the free ends of all connecting members to right angles and the fixing of the free ends of the first mentioned connecting members to the crown and of the free ends of the last mentioned connecting members to the brim.

The invention is illustrated by. way of eX- ample in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a section of the complete hat,

Fig. 2 is a plan of the rim before it is connected to the crown and i Fig. 3 is a plan of the crown before it is connected to the rim and Fig. 4 is a detail.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rim of the hat cut out of light material i. e. aluminium. The rim has an outer small ring 2 and an inner small ring 3, both rings being connected together by transversal arms 4. 30 From the inner ring 3 project diametrically two connecting members 5. 6 designates the annular crown also cut out of light material i. e. of aluminium and having two connecting 1927. Serial No 223,380.

members 7. The members '5 extend in the transversal axis of the rim 1 and the members 7 in the longitudinal axis of the crown 6. For the purpose of connecting the crown 6 to the rim 1, the members 5 are bent upwards and the members v7, downwards. The free ends of the connecting members 5 and 7 are bent to 90 and welded to the crown respectively to the inner ring 3 of the rim (see Fig. 4:). The portion of the rim 2 serving to lift thf hat when greeting is reinforced by a wide ii i 8.

9 designates the covering of light, airpermeable material i. e. silk, light linen etc., and attached to the hat in suitable manner.

What I claim is A method of manufacturing hat frames of sheet metal, consisting in cutting a brim part including two rings connected by arms and connecting members projecting from the inner ring out of sheet metal, cutting a ring forming the crown and also having connecting members out of sheet metal, bending the first connecting members upwardly and the last mentioned connecting members downwardly, bending the free ends of all of the connecting members at right angles, and fixing certain of the right angular ends to the brim and others of said ends to the crown.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ALBERT CONRAD HUBER. 

